Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-20
KANSAS NEWS.

houses at IL cost OF .ol 10 ,UOU; Ell DoTd
do about 1896, 900 10 buildings the
same year.-H Dorado Republican.
Very gratifying showing, and the same
might bejust as truthfuily said of a
dozen other rapidly growing cities OF
which we name Winfield, Wellington,
Arkansas City, Caldwell, Kiowa, An
thony, Medicine Lodge, Kingman
Hutchinson, Great Bend, Larned
Dodge City, Garden City, Mcpherson
and Others, but Wichita put over
two millions of money into new build
ings in 1886. : Wichitd Eagle.
The Santa Fe has obtained right of
way for a double track from Kansas
City to Topeka, says the Journal. We
notice that the Santa Fe's total eari-
ings for the year ending June, 1886,
were s13. 3.142 ,695.. We also notice
that the stock is quoted at almost par.
The financial history ofthe Santa Fe
can scarcely be paralleled- Its fiscal
report shows up the resources Of Kan
sas, for Kansas has made the road.
1t (the road) laid the foundation of
its great financial success when it bad
southern Kansas all to itself Wichita
Beacon.
The Emporia Republican says it is
currently rumored that the fair grounds
have been purchased in the interest Of
the stock yards project, and on inquiry
it was found to % fact that trans
fer had been made within the last
tgenty-four hours, the consideration
being $4,000.
JOHN F. BLACKBURN. editor of the
Hutchinson Democrat, was nominated
for postmaster at that place. by the
president last Friday, vice r. M.
Easily. 1t viii now be in order for
Col Blackburn to tell how Easily it
was done.
The Arkansas City TraueEer com
plains of the high time the '.jontists"
and sporting men and WON ell of that
city have at the expense Of decent
people The city officers, for ''reve>
nue. ouly' permit the saloons and gam
ling dives TO exist.
The Price raid claimants, with their
small army OF attorneys, serlkesr and
friends, are hel.1ing s@crat meetings IN
several parts Of the State, and perfect
ing their plans for reducing the sur
plNs in the Kansas State treasury.
IveSly believe that the only way to
find better country than Kansas is
to die and 90 to heaven, where alone
you will find former Kansans whe are
not trying to get back to the state.=
Er- Governor Green.
It is asserted that the greater part
of the editorial work on the Abilene
Gazette is still done by DR.. Krohn, of
Atchison. This is, however, denied
by those who. are supposed to know.
3 The Republican says: 1t Will also be
observed that we are to haYe whole
sale furniture manufactory in Ell Do
frado. All these things go to make up
a city.
They were twenty cases in the
Leavepworth police court on last Sat
urday. On the same day there was
not single case in the Topeka police
court.
Sumner county has new directo-
ry that is said to be very fine. 1t gives
the names of all persons who get their
mail at different postoffices in the coun-
ty.
The Winfield papers have annouuc-
ed Judge Seward OF that city as a
candidate for the honor of Department
Commander of the G. A. r. of Kansas.
The Quenemo people are fgurin 2 to
have a national bank. Correspond
enee is pending between the citizens
and a Boston firm on the subject.
Topeka's Board of Trade has passed
resolution protesting against the ''long
and@hort haul of the Interstate com
merce bill pending in Congress.
1t is said that there is defect in
government title 60 the ground upon
which is built the Matt ,nal Indian
school at Lawrence, Kas.
Four line men were recently arrest
ed at Topeka for stealing electric wire
The wires were evidently not charged
when appropriated.
Tie bank clearings and real estate
transfers for the past week at Wichita
aggregated nearly one and quarter
million dollars
Labette county's bonded indebted
is only $50. 300. 1t is seldom a Kan
sas county can brag on how little it
owes.
The D., NJ. and. A. has submitted
TO Caldwell proposition to build a
line down from Winfield to that point
Cnnthern Kansas M nar ears.